Research Article
Self-Medication in University Students from the City of Mansoura, Egypt
Table 2
Reasons for self-medication among medical and nonmedical students.
| System | | % |
| Respiratory | | | Cold | 561 | 70.1 | Sore throat | 286 | 35.8 | Cough | 227 | 28.4 | Gastrointestinal | | | Intestinal colic | 258 | 32.2 | Diarrhea | 225 | 28.1 | Constipation | 201 | 25.1 | Heartburn | 172 | 21.5 | Vomiting | 154 | 19.2 | Poor digestion | 104 | 13.0 | Liver problems | 39 | 4.9 | Pain & musculoskeletal | | | Cramps | 248 | 31.0 | Toothache | 164 | 20.5 | Muscle pain | 64 | 8.0 | Earache | 45 | 5.6 | Neurological | | | Headache | 471 | 58.9 | Sickness | 125 | 15.6 | Sleep disorders | 64 | 8.0 | Lack of attention | 28 | 3.5 | Anxiety | 20 | 2.5 | Tiredness | 17 | 2.1 | Others | | | Allergy | 60 | 7.5 | Fever | 41 | 5.1 | Urinary tract infection | 24 | 3.0 | Weight loss | 23 | 2.9 | Skin rash | 22 | 2.8 |
| The self-medicated drugs solved the symptom | 473 | 59.1 |
| Total | 800 | |
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